The Midnight Library Quizzes

The Midnight Library Quiz 1

1 What is Nora's last name?
Branch

Root

Tree

Seed
2 Who appears in the Midnight Library to guide Nora?
Mrs. Beech

Mrs. Cedar

Mrs. Elm

Mrs. Oak
3 Where does Nora live in her original life?
Wessex

Antartica

Cambridge

Bedford
4 What is the name of Nora's cat?
Voltaire

Socrates

Nietzche

Hume
5 Who is Nora's favorite writer?
Hawthorne

Emerson

Thoreau

Melville
6 What does Nora teach?
Swimming lessons

Guitar lessons

Piano lessons

Hiking lessons
7 Who does Nora own a pub with in her first alternative life?
Joanna

Dan

Ravi

Joe
8 Which of the following is a symbol in the novel?
A painting

A tennis ball

A sword

A chessboard
9 Where does Nora move to be closer to Izzy?
New Zealand

New York

England

Australia
10 What is the name of the actor who Nora has a crush on?
Ryan Gosling

Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Bailey

Ryan Seacrest
11 What word is used to describe Nora's life as a competitive swimmer?
Successful

Gentle

Adventurous

Perfect
12 Who pushed Nora to swim?
Her father

Her brother

Her cousin

Her mother
13 What activity does Nora do in the section about her life as a swimmer?
Swims in a race

Accepts an award

Gives a speech

Yell at a coach
14 How does the novel begin?
With Nora going for a jog

With Nora's cat dying

With Nora working at a music store

With Nora playing chess with Mrs. Elm
15 Who tells Nora her cat is dead?
Ravi

Ash

Leo

Joe
16 What best describes Nora's relationship with Dan in the first life?
Dull

Unhappy

Supportive

Complacent
17 What is the name of Nora's piano student?
Greg

Michael

Steven

Leo
18 What kills Nora's cat?
Starvation

A car accident

A heart condition

Drowning
19 What character is also traveling through their alternative lives?
Keri-Anne

Hugo

Ingrid

Joe
20 What is the name of Nora's band?
The Twists

The Mazes

The Puzzles

The Labyrinthes
21 When was the novel published?
2021

2020

2018

2002
22 Who wrote "Garden of Forking Paths"?
Jorge Luis Borges

Cesar Aira

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Julio Cortazar
23 What best describes the mood of the book?
Contemplative

Anxious

Tense

Frightening
24 What does the word "prospect" mean in the book?
idea

vision

business opportunity

possibilities
25 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Ash

Ryan

Joe

Nora

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